Please note that the Topic Hubs developed by this Center have been archived and are no longer being updated. GLRPPR has converted several of its Topic Hubs to LibGuides, which allow for integration of some social features.

IPM BasicsAbstract: This website contains links to fact sheets that will help you obtain the pest control services you want.Source: Safer Pest Control ProjectURL:http://www.spcpweb.org/ipm/

IPM for Nebraska SchoolsAbstract: This Web site discusses "What is School IPM?", provides administrator information, and offers guidelines for getting started. Additional inclusions: IPM Learning Modules, IPM How-to-Manual, Teaching IPM in the classroom materials and on-line resources. These have been developed for Nebraska schools. Source: University of Nebraska, LincolnURL:http://schoolipm.unl.edu/ipmpolicy/

IPM in SchoolsAbstract: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota, because of the interest being expressed concerning IPM in K-12 schools, jointly established a voluntary IPM in K-12 Schools Working Group. This provides a comprehensive review of IPM in schools, complete with policies fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, educator material, and additional links.Source: Minnesota Department of AgricultureURL:http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm/ipminschools.html

IPM Learning ModulesAbstract: The IPM Learning Modules from Nebraska include an introduction to integrated pest management, assessment/evaluation, asthma triggers in schools, IPM treatment strategies and mold and indoor air quality in schools; school ground pest modules (birds, spiders, stinging insects, snakes, rabbits, rodents and a few other mammalian pests); structural pest modules (ants, bats, birds, cockroaches, flies, head lice, silverfish, spiders, stinging insects, stored product pests, mice and rats, and snakes); and site specific modules (school grounds/landscape and school turfgrass). These are offered in both low and high resolution. Source: University of NebraskaURL:http://schoolipm.unl.edu/ipmmodules/

IPM Resource Center for Schools and Child Care FacilitiesAbstract: Their mission is to promote IMP and provide technical support and IPM resources to schools and child care facilities throughout the US, but especially in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Resources include forms, list of products, IPM Inspections, Federal Laws & Regulations, Pest control information, and management plansSource: Southwest Technical Resource Center for IPMURL:http://schoolipm.tamu.edu/

Mosquito Control and Safe Pesticide UseAbstract: Documents include "Don't grow your own mosquitoes--a home and garden checklist (English and Spanish), "Mosquitoes, How to Control Them," and "Safety of Pesticides Used to Control Adult Mosquitoes." Five additional documents are offered on mosquito control using safe methods. Source: California Department of Pesticide RegulationURL:http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/westnile/

Regulating BiopesticidesAbstract: Before a pesticide can be marketed and used in the United States, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires that EPA evaluate the proposed pesticide to assure that its use will not pose unreasonable risks of harm to human health and the environment. This regulation involves an extensive review of health and safety information. This site includes biopesticide active ingredient fact sheets, lasws, international issues, storage and disposal, adverse effects reporting, restricted and cancelled uses, pesticide tolerances, and registration information sources.Source: US EPAURL:http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/

Safer Pest Control ProjectAbstract: The Safer Pest Control Project is dedicated to reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides and promoting safer alternatives in Illinois.Source: Safer Pest Control ProjectURL:http://www.spcpweb.org/

U.S. EPA: Human Health Research ProgramAbstract: EPA's Human Health Research Program offers this Web site on the latest information on its research to protect public health. The program's science looks at such questions as why some people are more sensitive to pollution and how exposure to chemicals affects people's health. The site is designed for the general public as well as for the scientific community. The site provides easy access to research and results on methods, tools, and data needed to improve risk assessments to protect the public. Visitors to the site will find an overview of the research, information on how research has contributed to decision making, resource materials available in journal publications and reports, and a listing of meetings and conferences.Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)URL:http://www.epa.gov/hhrp/

WhatisIPMAbstract: Homeowners, schools, and businesses seeking more information for protection from pests and the health and property threats that they pose can visit www.whatisIPM.org for integrated pest management (IPM) information and techniques. The most popular feature on the site a virtual home tour gives web users a "hands-on" opportunity to learn how pests can enter their homes and how a properly implemented IPM plan can effectively prevent and control pests.Source: National Pest Management AssociationURL:http://www.whatisipm.org/schools_IPM.asp